(slang, chiefly, US) The state or condition of being kookish; eccentricity, weirdness.
(slang, chiefly, US) The state or condition of being kookish; eccentricity, weirdness.
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(slang, chiefly, US) Like a kook; eccentric.
(slang) The state or quality of being a kook.
(slang) The state or quality of being a kook; eccentricity, weirdness.
Kookness is the noun form of 'kook' — capturing the quality or degree of someone's eccentricity, weirdness, or unhinged charm. Whether someone is a lovable oddball, a conspiracy-theory enthusiast, or just aggressively weird, kookness is the abstract measure of how far off the beaten path their personality travels. In surf culture, kookness specifically refers to the clueless, try-hard energy of a beginner who doesn't know the rules — but in wider use it's a warm celebration of the delightfully strange.